| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
|
Investigate “non-GMO” labeling as marketing tool |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Put herbicide mode of action on label |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Inform EPA about the critical use of dimethoate |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Educate growers about optimal timing of harvest aids to minimize
shatter |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Expand use of forecast maps by educating growers on their use |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Maintain dimethoate as long as possible |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Educate growers, general public, and regulators on the realistic
expectations of speculative tactics ("silver bullet" and untested
approaches to weed control) |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Educate growers on specific seed treatments and application
techniques |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Educate research funding sources about the importance of supporting
plant breeding |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Educate growers, regulators, general public about “snake oils” |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop crop profiles |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Educate registrants on our registration priorities; work with them to
maintain active ingredient registrations |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
|
Educate growers about moisture content to reduce damage for better
storage |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Provide additional information on weed control to growers, especially
to new growing areas |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Tell EPA and registrants what pulse industry needs |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Educate growers about trash management in diseased fields |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Educate growers on how to use economic thresholds |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Educate growers about residue/stubble management alternatives |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Continue to educate growers about agronomic practices |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Educate growers about resistance development in plant pathogen
populations |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Educate growers on persistence of herbicides in soil |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Educate growers on available resources |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Get registrants to add lentils to labels when data is available for crop
groups |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Educate growers about market restrictions resulting from the use of
certain products |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Educate growers on disease management |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Educate growers and industry about disease identification |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
Weeds |
|
|
Educate funding sources on the need for more applied research |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Get information to crop insurance people |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Transfer predictive models for ascochyta blight to growers |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Educate applicators on proper fungicide applications/techniques |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
Weeds |
|
|
Conduct field days for regulators to encourage hands-on familiarity
with crops and grower issues |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Update PMSP in 2 years |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Inform growers about aphid models |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Educate growers on timing of rolling (e.g., don’t do when wet) |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
Weeds |
|
|
Work with registrants on needs |
| Extension/Outreach |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop better communication with registrants |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
|
Work to harmonize MRLs internationally |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Retain dimethoate registration |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Obtain 2,4-DB registration |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Harmonize registration of paraquat and diquat, glyphosate (Roundup
Ultra) and glufosinate |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Support registration of novel and alternate means of control through
prevention |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Registration is needed for products to replace lindane, such as
imidacloprid and/or thiamethoxam |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Expedite registrations for cutworm control in chickpea |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Obtain a federal label for thiabendazole (LSP |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Relax regulation of field burning as an alternative during transition |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Allow multiple section 18 exemptions from registrations for resistance
management purposes |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Expedite full sulfentrazone (Spartan) registration (all states) for
chickpea |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Expand Pursuit label, harmonization for all 3 crops |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Harmonize pesticide registrations |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
|
Harmonize regulations in pulse crops grown for seed production |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Retain dimethoate registration |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Harmonization of products, cropping zones, maximum residue levels (MRLs), etc. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Expand glyphosate (Roundup Ultra) label to allow for use on peas
intended as forage |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Obtain registration of bifenthrin (Capture 2E) and other novel
insecticides |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Improve definition of crop groupings |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Register label for sulfentrazone (Spartan) on dry peas and chickpeas |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Seek expansion of current 24(c) registration of pyridate (Tough) to full
national registration |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
|
Work with APHIS to avoid fumigation of lentils (note Canadian policy) |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Full label for sulfentrazone (Spartan), 2,4-DB, thiabendazole (LSP, Mertect), and
pyridate (Tough); note that pyraclostrobin (Headline) and azoxystrobin (Quadris)
were originally on this list but their registrants announced the products’ registrations
in March and April 2003, respectively |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need more chemistries (all types) for lentils |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Reduce PHI on chlorothalonil (Bravo 500) (pod protectant) |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Maintain dimethoate as long as possible |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Weeds |
|
|
Distinguish or consider grouping winter and spring biotypes |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Weeds |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
with registrants to maintain active ingredient registrations |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Expand imazethapyr (Pursuit) label, harmonize on all 3 crops |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
|
Work on phytosanitation issues in trans-Rocky Mountain shipment of
crops grown for breeder seed |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Decrease 3-year requirement between pulse rotations for crop
insurance coverage (ND, MT) |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Get pulse crops on EPA's PR 97-2 list for all relevant crop/pest combinations |
| Regulatory |
4 |
Weeds |
|
|
Re-evaluate the validity of current field trial regions |
| Regulatory |
4 |
Weeds |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Note that registrant response time is slow due to consolidation of
registrants |
| Regulatory |
4 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Register label for sulfentrazone (Spartan) on dry peas and chickpeas |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Expedite bifenthrin (Capture 2E) and lambda cyhalothrin (Warrior)
registrations |
| Regulatory |
5 |
Weeds |
|
|
Evaluate the possibility of relief from certain data requirements for
minor use situations and label extensions/additions |
| Regulatory |
5 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Note that registrant response time is slow due to consolidation of
registrants |
| Regulatory |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Harmonization of chemical registrations |
| Regulatory |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Expedite full registration of thiabendazole (LSP, Mertect) |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
|
Develop cost-effective fumigation controls (alternatives to phostoxin) |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Increase breeding efforts (e.g., disease resistance, shatter resistance,
etc.) |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Ascochyta management and control |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Develop better controls for perennial weeds (esp. field bindweed) |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Research potential problem of alternative hosts adjacent to pulse
fields |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop alternative controls for wireworm |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop new insect management techniques (e.g., seed treatment,
GMO, cultural control) |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Additional research needed for seed treatments, e.g., control of root
diseases |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Breeding for disease-resistant varieties |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Screen germplasm for resistance to damping off and root rot (Pythium
and Rhizoctonia) |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop better control measures for ascochyta blight |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop improved management options at the pre-plant or preemergence
stage for buckwheat, kochia, Russian thistle, prickly
lettuce, vetch, Round-up Ready canola, and dog fennel |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop a leafy pea that stands upright (erect habit) for improved
weed competitiveness |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Determine optimal timing and method of application of weed control
product |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop post-emergent control of broadleaf weeds in chickpeas,
lentils, and peas |
| Research |
1 |
Wildlife |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Investigate biological (non-chemical) seed treatment with repellent
properties |
| Research |
1 |
Wildlife |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop pest management solution to rabbit problems especially in
chickpeas |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
|
Develop separation methods of pea-weevil-infested peas |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Investigate biology and ecology of winter lentils (crop-pest
interaction) |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Biology / ecology of winter pulses |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Develop methods to stop growth of chickpeas in the fall (growth
regulator or swathing) |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop longer-term systemic seed control for later insects |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Pursue novel and alternate means of control through prevention |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Investigate possible biological control agents |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Investigate epidemiology of seed-borne pathogens |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Investigate residue-associated disease management |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop a predictive model for treatment timing of ascochyta,
sclerotinia (white mold), powdery mildew, botrytis, and anthracnose |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Investigate herbicides with new modes of action |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Investigate pre-emergent annual broadleaf control in chickpeas and
lentils |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Investigate herbicide resistance management |
| Research |
2 |
Wildlife |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Research bird repellents to replace lindane |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
|
Develop weevil-resistant pea varieties |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop pre- and post-emergence broadleaf herbicides |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Expansion of post-emergent herbicide labels |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Develop additional determinate chickpeas |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Improve forecast models for various insects |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Investigate the use of softer chemicals |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Develop biological-based control for Pythium (damping off) in
chickpea |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Investigate possibility of pre-plant disease control (improved seed
treatment, biologicals, etc.) |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Monitor resistance in plant pathogen populations |
| Research |
3 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop methods of application, including timing and rates, to allow
existing compounds’ use on pulses and rotational crops |
| Research |
3 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop new chemistries to replace imidazolinones |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
|
Investigate late-stage management of kochia, Canada thistle, and
Russian thistle in warm growing areas |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop an alternative to dimethoate |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Fungicides for foliar disease control |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Investigate cause of shatter problems in chickpea and peas |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop cost-effective grasshopper control tactics in chickpeas |
| Research |
4 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Investigate implications of cropping practices (e.g., residue
management, rotations) crop sequencing, systems, and rotations on
disease incidence and severity |
| Research |
4 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Investigate fungicide-inoculant-solubilizer interactions |
| Research |
4 |
Weeds |
|
|
Investigate glyphosate tank-mixes for broader-spectrum weed control |
| Research |
4 |
Weeds |
|
Bud Formation To Flowering |
Research expansion of herbicide use during the fall for winter legumes |
| Research |
4 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Investigate timing of post-emergent applications in winter legumes |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Investigate environmentally friendly/efficacious weed control in postharvest
situations (i.e., winter wheat or fallow) |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Overall Pulse Crops: Insecticide research, particularly dimethoate alternatives |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Research safety of glyphosate (Roundup Ultra) application when using
peas as forage |
| Research |
5 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop thresholds for aphid and lygus bugs for pulses |
| Research |
5 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Investigate effect of soil fertility on disease |
| Research |
5 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Develop cost-effective quantitative PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
method for pathogen detection in seed |
| Research |
5 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Investigate fungicide application techniques |
| Research |
5 |
Weeds |
|
|
Investigate carryover of fall-applied phenoxy compounds on pulses |
| Research |
5 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Investigate tank-mix combinations used for ascochyta blight, as well
as combinations for herbicides and fungicides |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop seed treatment for aphid control |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Develop new chemistry for harvest aid in all pulse crops |
| Research |
6 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop cutworm controls particularly in chickpea, where there are
no registrations |
| Research |
6 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Conduct further research into fungicide regimes (how to utilize
sequential applications with available fungicides) |
| Research |
6 |
Weeds |
|
|
Improve perennial weed management options |
| Research |
6 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop plant varieties that can compete effectively with weeds |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop a forecasting model for pea aphid/lygus bug (virus
transmission problems) |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Develop taller lentil varieties |
| Research |
7 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Investigate effects of lygus damage to dry peas |
| Research |
7 |
Pathogens |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop a model of disease development as a risk management tool
for growers |
| Research |
7 |
Weeds |
|
|
Investigate interaction of chemical controls with soil organic
matter/pH |
| Research |
7 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Investigate annual sow thistle control in field peas |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop additional herbicides in wheat that will not harm lentils
grown in a later rotation |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Develop method of protecting chickpea pods from ascochyta |
| Research |
8 |
Insects |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop cost-effective, suitable replacements for dimethoate |
| Research |
8 |
Weeds |
|
|
Improve winter annual broadleaf control in winter pea and lentil |
| Research |
8 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Investigate Canada thistle control in pulses |
| Research |
9 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Initiate breeding efforts for retention of quality traits (e.g., bleach
resistance, height) |
| Research |
9 |
Weeds |
|
|
Explore pro’s and cons of breeding (conventional or otherwise) for
herbicide tolerance |
| Research |
9 |
Weeds |
|
Harvest and Postharvest-In-Field |
Develop application methods using wick applicators |
| Research |
10 |
All |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Develop larger database of effects on seed vigor when pre-harvest
application of glyphosate (Roundup Ultra) are made |